As much as I LOVE all of my celebrity crushes, this week, in the spirit of Valentine's Day, I wanted to write about something that's especially close to my heart! You see, I'm a graduate of Penn State, and as my New York friends have had to listen to me go on…and on…and on…about for years, Penn State's THON is the largest student-run dance marathon in the WORLD. They raised $10.68 million last year, and today, the overall chairperson, Will Martin (who is also from my hometown…shout out to Indiana, PA!) will lead 708 dancers and 15,000 student volunteers into the Bryce Jordan Center (it's Penn State's version of Madison Square Garden) for a 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon. All donations go to the Four Diamonds Fund, which benefits children with pediatric cancer. And since THON started in 1977, no family has ever been turned away from the fund—which covers every single penny's worth of treatment that insurance does not cover.

The weekend is one of my favorite things about Penn State, and when I look around at the thousands of students and the millions of dollars raised at the end of the weekend, I'm always so proud that a student like Will—someone YOUR age—was in charge of something that will change the lives of thousands of children. So good luck to Will, all of the student volunteers, and especially the dancers this weekend! If you want to help in Penn State's fight against pediatric cancer, all you have to do is go to thon.org to donate (even a few bucks will help!)…and you can watch what's happening live at: http://webcast.thon.psu.edu/ I know I will be!

P.S.: Do you have a dance marathon at your school? Have you ever planned something BIG or volunteered in a way that made a huge difference? Tell me in the comments, or tweet me at @devin_tomb!

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